Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Diamond league, Modern format - Jul 17, 2023

In this series, I analyze the top battles of the day to reveal which summoners and monsters are most successful for a given league and format. What better way to improve our Splinterlands skills than to study what the best players are doing?

For those of us who buy, rent, or rent out cards, I'm also hoping that this series can inform us of which cards to acquire for maximum effectivenes.

Stay tuned for a new report to be published daily, each covering the top battles for a different league and format!

For simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 112 of the top Diamond league (modern format) battles from Monday, July 17, 2023:

Monsters with highest win rate

1. Forgotten One - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
   

   
   
   Forgotten One is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   The card at level 6 was most successful during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for all 5 games in which Forgotten One appeared.
   • Forgotten One did best when placed at the front of the team, where it saw 3 wins.
   • To understand the strategy of a top player, take a moment to view @chrisheyne's battles, where they won 2 games with this card ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Back to Basics ruleset, Forgotten One won twice.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Forgotten One card is $1.22 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Blood Maker - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Blood Maker is a Common monster card from the Reward edition.
   The card at level 10 was most successful in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for all 4 games in which Blood Maker appeared.
   • If you want to learn from the best, study @chrisheyne's battle history, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When paired with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Blood Maker saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Blood Maker card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Sea Stalker - Water splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
   

   
   
   Sea Stalker is a Rare monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 8 achieved the most success, finding itself on the victorious team for 2 games.
   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Sea Stalker card is $0.42 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Dax Paragon - Life splinter
   Win rate: 73.33% [11/15]
   

   
   
   Dax Paragon is an Epic monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 achieved the most success, finding itself on the winning team for 10 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @chrisheyne's previous battles, where they beat their opponent 2 times with Dax Paragon ^{[1, 2]}.
   • When paired with the Counterspell ruleset, Dax Paragon earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Dax Paragon card is $0.53 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Countess Sinash - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 63.64% [7/11]
   

   
   
   Countess Sinash is a Legendary monster card from the Reward edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, finding itself on the winning team for all 7 games where Countess Sinash triumphed.
   • Countess Sinash did best when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 6 wins.
   • When used in combination with the Tis but Scratches ruleset, Countess Sinash saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Reward edition Countess Sinash card is $1.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Oshuur Constantia - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
   

   
   
   Oshuur Constantia is a Legendary monster card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success during the top Diamond league (modern) battles today, being a member of the winning team for 10 games.
   • Oshuur Constantia performed ideally when positioned as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 6 wins.
   • If you want to learn from the best, take a look at @chrisheyne's previous battles, where they won 3 games using this card ^{[1, 2, 3]}.
   • When used in combination with the Stampede ruleset, Oshuur Constantia earned 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Oshuur Constantia card is $23.77 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Summoners with highest win rate

1. Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [7/7]
   

   
   
   Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 6 games.
   • You may want to take a look at @chrisheyne's battles to see how they pulled off 5 wins using Yodin Zaku ^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}.
   • When used in combination with the Super Sneak ruleset, Yodin Zaku won twice.
   • The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $175.99 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Conqueror Jacek - Fire splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
   

   
   
   Conqueror Jacek is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, winning all 4 games in which Conqueror Jacek appeared.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Conqueror Jacek card is $9.98 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Fernheart - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
   

   
   
   Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.

   Fernheart is an Epic summoner card from the Riftwatchers edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 6 was used in a single match by @diddydidit99, which it won.

   • The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Fernheart card is $3.20 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles

(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)

1. Immortalis - Earth splinter
   Win rate: 54.55% [6/11]
   

   
   
   Immortalis is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 had the most success, winning all 6 games where Immortalis triumphed.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Immortalis card is $15.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

2. Quix the Devious - Dragon splinter
   Win rate: 48.65% [18/37]
   

   
   
   Quix the Devious is a Legendary summoner card from the Chaos Legion edition.
   In today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 achieved the most success, winning 17 games.
   • When paired with the Taking Sides ruleset, Quix the Devious saw 2 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Quix the Devious card is $10.57 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
     
     

3. Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
   Win rate: 46.05% [35/76]
   

   
   
   Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
   The card at level 4 achieved the most success in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles, winning 34 games.
   • If you want to learn from the best, watch @bebeomega's battles, where they won 4 games with Lux Vega ^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}.
   • When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Lux Vega saw 3 wins.
   • The lowest price for a Promo edition Lux Vega card is $700.00 USD (11 BCX) at the time of writing.
     
     

Splinters with highest win rate

1. Fire
   Win rate: 82.35% [14/17]
   

   
   
   Fire splinter had the most success against Neutral, defeating that element 6 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Super Sneak ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.
     
     

2. Dragon
   Win rate: 54.39% [31/57]
   

   
   
   Dragon splinter had the most success against Dragon, besting its own element 14 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   • This splinter was effective with the Taking Sides ruleset, where Dragon emerged victorious 2 times.
     
     

3. Earth
   Win rate: 50.00% [9/18]
   

   
   
   Earth splinter had the most success against Earth, defeating its identical element 5 times in today's top Diamond league (modern) battles.
   
   

Final thoughts

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- Catotune